Fear

I smell it here, I smell it near In our hearts, body and soul we wear Fear! Year in and year out in full gear Fear of death Fear of rejection Fear of loneliness Fear of poverty I hear it near, it stinks of hell my dear In our hearts, body and soul we wear Fear! Year in and year out in full gear At times overwhelming and impossible to bear Fear of being ridiculed Fear of being single Fear of being truthful Fear of life always holding on to survive Fear of change and what surprises it sprinkles Fear of old age painted with priceless wrinkles Let me tell it like Shakespeare And make it plain and clear Listen why be afraid of fear? When fear itself can’t talk, walk, see nor hear!